WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S.
leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research,
today announced the addition of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) as an
SIA member. Broadcom Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal is expected to be elected to the
SIA board of directors at the association's next board meeting on
April 4.
"We are thrilled to welcome Broadcom, a leading player and
valued voice in our industry, into the SIA tent," said John Neuffer, SIA President and CEO. "The
semiconductor industry is foundational to America's economic and
innovation base. Broadcom, headquartered in San Jose, California with over 11,000
employees in the U.S., will greatly strengthen SIA's work to
advance government policies that promote growth and
innovation. We are excited about the knowledge and experience
Mark Brazeal will bring to the SIA
board."
In his current role at Broadcom, Brazeal is responsible for the
legal, governance, and compliance functions across the company.
Previously, he served as the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice
President, IP Licensing for SanDisk Corporation through 2016.
Before joining SanDisk, Brazeal spent 15 years at Broadcom
Corporation, most recently as the Senior Vice President and Senior
Deputy General Counsel.
"Semiconductors are at the heart of the greatest technological
breakthroughs of our time," said Brazeal. "I look forward to
representing Broadcom on the SIA board and collaborating with my
colleagues to promote smart government policies that will help us
maintain the blistering pace of semiconductor innovation and move
our great industry forward."
Media Contact
Dan
Rosso
Semiconductor Industry Association
202-446-1719
drosso@semiconductors.org
About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America's
top export industries and a key driver of America's economic
strength, national security, and global competitiveness.
Semiconductors – microchips that control all modern electronics –
enable the systems and products we use to work, communicate,
travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new
scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs
nearly a quarter of a million people in the U.S. In 2017, U.S.
semiconductor company sales totaled $189
billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion-dollar
electronics industry possible. SIA represents firms accounting for
more than 90 percent of all U.S. semiconductor industry sales.
Through this coalition, SIA seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of
semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by working with
Congress, the Administration and other key industry stakeholders to
encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel
business and drive international competition. Learn more at
www.semiconductors.org.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a
global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a
broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
Broadcom's category-leading product portfolio serves critical
markets including data center, networking, enterprise software,
broadband, wireless, storage and industrial. Our solutions include
data center networking and storage, enterprise and mainframe
software focused on automation, monitoring and security, smartphone
components, telecoms and factory automation. For more information,
go to www.broadcom.com.
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